UP polls 2017 : Youth pray for jobs, not religion

Faster and easier broadband connectivity, Wi-Fi hotspots, are on wish list of youth in Faizabad

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People wait to cast their votes at a polling station for Assembly polls in Faizabad

Karan Choudhury New Delhi

Last Updated : Feb 28 2017 | 9:28 AM IST

Gyanendra Khushwaha furiously types away on his laptop the last few topics of his presentation that he has to submit to his coaching centre. The 18-year-old engineering aspirant’s laptop, which he calls a “medal” for his performance in the Class XII boards, has made it easier for him to learn better, faster and inch closer to his dream.

“The laptop has changed the way I learn. My father is a foreman at a nearby factory. He would not have been able to buy it for me,” he said. All he yearns for is faster, cheaper and easily available broadband connectivity,

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